The British press is a-flutter over President Obama's gift of 25 DVDs to Prime Minister Brown. In response to criticism that the gift was cheap and vulgar, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs responded that the DVDs represent an American Film Institute selection of classic cinema that accurately portrays aspects of the United Kingdom's history. Downing Street reportedly will not divulge the titles of the DVDs. The U.K.'s Daily Mail has published a list of the movies, but luckily, we at Family Research Council have obtained the real list of DVDs given to Prime Minister Brown.
Here is President Obama's selection:
1 |
Braveheart |
2 |
The Patriot |
3 |
The Wind that Shakes the Barley |
4 |
Ghandi |
5 |
Zulu Dawn |
6 |
A Bridge Too Far |
7 |
John Adams (HBO Series) |
8 |
Bloody Sunday |
9 |
Patton |
10 |
Khartoum! |
11 |
A Man for All Seasons |
12 |
Gallipoli |
13 |
1776 (film) |
14 |
The Buccaneer |
15 |
The Crossing (A&E) |
16 |
Rob Roy |
17 |
The Bounty (1984) |
18 |
Churchill: The Hollywood Years |
19 |
Bottleshock |
20 |
Beckett |
21 |
Unforgiven |
22 |
A Passage to India |
23 |
Austin Powers |
24 |
In the Name of the Father |
25 |
Joan of Arc (1948) |
Now,what subject of the Crown wouldn't enjoy watching these films?
[Special thanks to my colleagues Michael Fragoso and Michael Leaser, who contributed to the above mischief.]